An example of trow enchantment: a fiddler disappeared for te...
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Original Track ID
SA1986.35.AI
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Summary
An example of trow enchantment: a fiddler disappeared for ten years thinking it was one night.
Shetland was always great for fiddle playing and yarns. One tale was of a fiddler who set off to play at a wedding but didn't arrive. He was coming through the hills when he heard music from underground. A hole opened and he was magically drawn further in till he could see little people dancing and playing. They beckoned him in and he played along with the little trow [troll, fairy] fiddler. He played with them for what he thought was one night, but then found he'd been away for ten years.
Recording Location
County - Shetland
Parish - Nesting
Island - Shetland Mainland
Village/Place - Eswick
Item Location
County - Shetland
Language
English, Scots
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Collection
Source Type
Reel to reel
Audio Quality
Good